There are 3 ways to get from Stafford to Preston by train or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Stafford to Prestontrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
1h 21m£25–40Train via Crewe
cheapest- Take the train from Stafford to Crewetrain London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
- Take the train from Crewe to Prestontrain London Euston - Edinburgh / ...
1h 31m£15–46Drive 79.2 mi
- Drive from Stafford to Prestoncar 79.2 mi
1h 21m£20–29
Stafford to Preston by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stafford to Preston is to drive which costs £19 - £29 and takes 1h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Stafford to Preston is to train which takes 1h 21m and costs £25 - £40.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Stafford and arriving at Preston. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 21m.
The distance between Stafford and Preston is 75 miles. The road distance is 79.7 miles.
The best way to get from Stafford to Preston without a car is to train which takes 1h 21m and costs £25 - £40.
The train from Stafford to Preston takes 1h 21m including transfers and departs hourly.
Stafford to Preston train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Stafford station.
Stafford to Preston train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Preston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stafford to Preston is 80 miles. It takes approximately 1h 21m to drive from Stafford to Preston.
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What companies run services between Stafford, England and Preston, England?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from Stafford to Preston hourly. Tickets cost £25–40 and the journey takes 1h 21m.
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–27
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Stafford to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–19
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stafford to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Crewe to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Crewe to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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